Blackburn apologise to Sam Allardyce for Steve Kean comments

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Allardyce received an apology from Blackburn, his former clubJoe Giddens/Empics

Last updated at 10:38AM, January 8 2013

Blackburn Rovers have issued an apology to Sam Allardyce, their former
manager, for comments made about him by Steve Kean.

In July, Allardyce sued both Blackburn and Kean after video footage, filmed by
a fan in a Hong Kong bar during the team’s pre-season tour in 2011, was
posted on YouTube. In the video, Kean, who left his role as manager at
Blackburn in September, was heard to make disparaging remarks about
Allardyce.

A statement on the Blackburn website read: “During the summer of 2011, Mr
Steve Kean was this club’s manager and accompanied the players of Blackburn
Rovers on